staggerer
- noun
- /ˈstæɡərər/
- A sudden illness turned him into a staggerer, barely able to keep his balance.
Examples
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The drunk man was a clear staggerer as he tried to cross the street.
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After running the marathon, she became a staggerer on tired legs.
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The staggerer stumbled down the street.
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I saw a staggerer near the bar last night.
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The drunk man was a clear staggerer as he tried to cross the street.
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A sudden illness turned him into a staggerer, barely able to keep his balance.
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After running the marathon, she became a staggerer on tired legs.
Synonyms
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A person who walks unsteadily as if about to fall
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A person who walks unsteadily as if about to fall
A person who walks unsteadily and often stumbles
How Unsteady
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Morphology
Etymology
The word staggerer comes from the verb stagger, which means 'to walk unsteadily', so a staggerer is a person who staggers. A helpful way to remember stagger is to think of it as a sound-like word that copies uneven steps or a sudden loss of balance, which is why a staggerer is someone who can barely keep their balance.